Integrate copyright needs in activities and projects across your organisation


Short-term integration

The copyright requirements of every activity and project are assessed during the planning stage

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Ensure consideration of copyright is included on relevant plans and templates, eg. project proposal documents

Any team planning a project

  • Senior managers

  • Copyright managers

  • Communications

  • The copyright role in the project

  • The copyright resource requirements of the project

Project plan

Draft project proposal templates etc. with a dedicated space for copyright information.


Long-term integration

Adequate copyright resources are allocated to activities and projects

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  • Make the case for necessary copyright resources, based on the project plan (or similar)

  • Outline the risks of not having the resources and the benefits of having the resources

Project lead / steering group

  • Senior managers

  • Managers

Risk assessment of lack of copyright management

Business case

Show risks of lack of copyright management